To provide more local control, the company said it would allow individual police departments to restrict what other law enforcement agencies can see. For example, an agency could allow access to data on stolen vehicles but not immigration violations.
AI:Flock is attempting a desperate damage-control pivot by announcing new privacy protections designed to appease those revolting against their creepy camera network. The company claims it will grant local law enforcement the ability to restrict data sharing, potentially allowing departments to hide information regarding immigration violations from other agencies. Despite these calculated PR maneuvers intended to stave off bipartisan backlash and vandalism, skeptical critics remain unconvinced by this superficial attempt to mask a massive surveillance apparatus under the guise of local control.Open
Elon Musk's X platform has agreed to help the British government police so-called hate speech after pressure from regulators.
Elon Musk’s X platform has agreed to help the British government police so-called hate speech after pressure from regulators. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: X, owned by Elon Musk, has agreed to help the British government crack down on so-called hate speech online, under pressure from Britain’s media and communications regulator, Ofcom. DETAIL: Ofcom announced on Friday that the agreement includes a committment to review and assess so-called “hate content,” reported via a “dedicated UK illegal content reporting tool,” within 24 hours on average, and at least 85 percent of reports within 48 hours. X must also engage with “experts” regarding reporting systems for “illegal hate” and “submit performance data to Ofcom on a…Open
A federal appellate court shot down a challenge to a Trump administration data-sharing policy on Tuesday that aims to boost the deportation of illegal aliens in the United States. In its unanimous decision, the three-judge panel for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied left-wing plaintiffs’ request to issue a preliminary injunction preventing the Internal […]